Garment-sleeve.



H. C. DANNUNZIO GARMENT SLEEVE.

APPLICATION FILED 050.3,19n.

Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

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GARMENT SLEEVE.

APPLICATION HLED DEC. 3. 1911.

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s'rnrns PATENT .FFKQE HARRY C. DANNUNZIO, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO ROSENBERG BROS. & COMPANY, OF FASHION PARK, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

GARMENT-SLEEVE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept, 10, 1918 Application filed December 3, 1917. Serial No. 205,062.

no, a citizen of the United States, residing at Park avenue, Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Sleeves, of which the following is a specification. v

My invention relates to an automatically collapsible extension seam for the sleeves of garments and more particularly to sport coats which require a sleeve with free actlon. There has been a great demand for jackets or coats for men which are adapted to be worn while playing golf, tennis or. other sports requiring the free action of the arms or shoulders at all times. In order to make garments conforming to these requirements, it has been necessary heretofore to use much additional material, both in the material of the'garment and the linings in order to obtain a garment which permits the shoulders and arms to move freely without any bindingv at the arm holes. This has resulted in the manufacture of garments adapted to such requirements often having ungraceful lines and being unsuited for wear, except while engaging in one of the sports. These garments also contain a large amount of waste material because of the necessity of their having easy flowing lines all over in' order that there may be free play to the motion of the shoulders and arms. The Government has found it necessary to ask that manufacturers curtail needless waste of materials during war times.

This invention not only overcomes the difiiculty of poor style in sport garments by making it possible to have neat fitting lines in an outer garment with all of the free action required by the shoulders and arms, but also does'away with the unnecessary waste in materials found in the ordinary sport garment although retaining all of the required free action of the sport garment.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a sport garment embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of i an undersleeve having; an extension mem- I on itself, showing in dotted outline the extension member as folded back on itself and stitched at one end. Fig. 6 is a cross section on the line 66 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is the same as Fig. 5, but shows the final stitching and also the elastic member in dotted outline.

Fig. 8 is a bottom plan view of the undersleeve, as shown in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is two cross sections on the line 99 of Fig. 8, showing the normal and extended positions of the extension seam.

In the drawings 10 is an undersleeve of a mans coat having an extension member 11 cut therewith, a tape 12 is stitched along the edge Where the extension member 11 joins the undersleeve 10. The extension member 11 is turned back on the tape 12 at 13 and theextension member 11 is again turned back on itself at 14 so as to leave a suflicient edge 15 for the usual seam at the arm hole. The extension member is stitched in this position on the line 16 at one end and longitudinally stitched along-the line 17 to flatten thefold 13. To the fold 1 1 is secured one end of an elastic member 18 which is secured at the other end to the undersleeve 10 at 19. The extension member 11 is also stitched at the opposite end from the stitching 16 at 20.

After the automatically collapsible extension seam designated at 21 has thus been.

constructed, the undersleeve 10 of which it forms a partis then inserted in the garment in the arm hole 22 of the garment'in the usual manner.

The left hand figure .of Fig. 9 shows in cross section the collapsible extension seam 21 in its normal or closed position as shown in Fig. 1 at 23 and the other sleeve of Fig.

1 indicates the extended position of the extension seam 21 in actual use. The arm .of the user is being swung out from the usual position as shown at 21 in Fig. 1 and is in the normal or resting position as shown in 23 of Fig. 1.

I claim 1. In a sleeve for garments, an under- 2. In a sleeve for garments, an undersleeve section-having a portion of its upper edge curved to conform to an armhole and an extension disposed at the end of the curved portion and doubled back to form a fold, the free edge of said extension being disposed in substantial alinement with the said curved edge, and an elastic element connected at one end to the fold.

3. In a sleeve for garments, an undersleeve section having an extension at its upper end of less width than the Width of the section and doubled. back to form a fold that is disposed diagonally of said under;

sleeve section and directly at its upper margin, and an elastic element connected at one end to the fold and disposed diagonall of i the undersleeve section, the other end 0 the elastic element being secured to the undersleeve section contiguous to'one of its side sleeve section having a portion of its upper edge curved to substantially correspond to an arm-hole and an extension disposed at the end of the curved portion and doubled back to forina fold, the free edge of said dersleeve section, the other end of the elastic element being secured to the unclersleeve section at one of its side margins.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence oftwo witnesses.

HARRY C. DA'NNUNZIQ. Witnesses:

A. W. SUTTON, D. A. LIPPMAN. 

